celestial guidance

American  

noun

1. a guidance system for an aeronautical or space vehicle by which an automatic device in the vehicle takes periodic fixes on celestial bodies to determine the vehicle's position and to guide it along a particular flight path.

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celestial guidance British  

noun

1. the guidance of a spacecraft or missile by reference to the position of one or more celestial bodies

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Example Sentences

Even top politicians seek celestial guidance: Mr. Kilicdaroglu wears a martenitsa, or “wish ribbon,” on his right wrist, to be untied when his wish comes true.

From New York Times • May 14, 2023

As their eldest, I have pledged time and again to care for their daughters, my younger sisters, in their memory, in their honor, and with their celestial guidance.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey